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(2020·绵阳诊断)I graduated in 1941 and of course got caught in the war. In 1945 I was out, twentyone years old, a soldier through 35 bombing missions, and at the University of Washington taking creative writing courses, something I’d looked forward to all through the Air Force.
I’d started writing when I was nine and writing seemed to be the only thing I’d ever be able or want to do. My teacher was a new man named Grant Redford, a very good short story writing teacher but a sad man. He was from Montana and had been connected with the old Rocky Mountain Review. I think it became the Western Review but I’m not sure and I don’t bother to look it up. I’m afraid I was never much of a student for Redford. My stories were hopelessly selfindulgent(任性的), on and on about my personal problems, without form, without development, and without even any good writing.
However, I did write humor in those days and had no trouble getting it published in the campus magazine, though I hate to see it now. Mostly my writing was used to get my own’s attention, to satisfy a terrible personal interest in selfadmiration, and it wasn’t until I concentrated all my efforts on poems that I was to realize the only real reward of writing, that special way you feel just when you’ve done something you like. That’s far more satisfying than seeing your name in print, good reviews, praise or applause after a reading. And more lasting.
【解题导语】 作者自幼酷爱写作，但开始时，作者的写作没有固定的格式，没有故事发展，甚至没有任何好的文字。直到作者将自己的精力都放在诗歌创作上，他才发现自己更爱写诗，并且意识到诗歌创作所带来的快乐超乎以往。
1．What do we know about the author’s childhood?
A．The author was a good student of his teacher.
B．The author was crazy about writing.
C．The author was good at telling short stories.
D．The author felt a longing to be a pilot.
B 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段第一句可知，作者九岁开始写作，而且写作是作者唯一能做且想做之事。故可推知，作者小时候痴迷写作。故选B项。
2．How was his writing career at the early stage?
A．Productive. B．Successful.
C．Struggling. D．Hopeful.
C 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句和第三段内容可知，作者的作品都是关于私生活的琐事或与幽默有关，没有固定的格式，没有跌宕起伏的故事发展。直到创作诗歌以后，这一切才发生了变化。故可推知，作者早期的写作生涯是很艰辛、很努力的。A项意为“多产的”；B项意为“成功的”；C项意为“奋斗的；努力的；挣扎的”；D项意为“有希望的；大有可能成功的”。故选C项。
3．Where did the author eventually find comfort in writing?
A．Short stories. B．Poems.
C．Humorous stories. D．Good reviews.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“...it wasn’t until I concentrated all my efforts on poems that I was to realize the only real reward of writing, that special way you feel just when you’ve done something you like.”可知，当作者把精力都投入到诗歌创作上的时候，他才意识到写作给自己带来了真正的快乐。故选B项。
